Page 13 - Kathy Yoder News Today

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage are releasing the following informatio...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jul 6, 2021 | 2:40 PM A Bloomington man is dead following an automobile accident last night near Ellsworth. The accident occurred at about 7pm. A 40-year-old male and driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased by McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder at 7:30pm. The man is identified Daniel E. Engler, 40, of Bloomington. Preliminary autopsy opinion from McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder indicates that Mr. Engler died of positional asphyxia and blunt inj...

Bloomington Police Department Originally published on April 1, 2021 3:34 pm Authorities have served murder warrants on two people in connection with an October killing on Bloomingtons west side, and are still seeking a third. A U.S. marshals task force arrested Kevon Moon, 22, of Chicago, in Lafayette, Indiana, on Wednesday. Another man, 22-year-old Malcolm Johnson of Riverdale, Illinois, already is in the McLean County jail in a different case. Bond for Johnson and Moon is $3 million each....

Emily Bollinger / WGLT Nursing home operators say once the coronavirus is in a community, its nearly impossible to keep it out of their facilities. As the COVID-19 death toll rises at long-term care facilities across McLean County and the country, some observers say many nursing homes arent equipped to handle an infectious outbreak. In late December, the Sugar Creek Alzheimers Special Care Center in Normal was in the throes of a major COVID outbreak. On Dec. 20, administrator Crystal Bid...

Suicide rates didn't change much in McLean and Peoria counties this year, despite a pandemic that caused hardship for many.

Rick Bowmer / AP Suicide rates didnt change much in Peoria and McLean counties this year, despite a pandemic that caused hardship for many. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said it typically takes multiple negative events before someone contemplates suicide. Credit Peoria County Coroner Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said he still sees a disturbing trend, noting more Blacks took their own lives in Peoria County this year. He said there was a greater concentration of suicides in low...

Eric Stock / WGLT The rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in McLean County before Thanksgiving is now tracking through to a rise in deaths among older residents. The pandemic death toll involving McLean County residents is now 75. That number doesnt reflect the true burden on health facilities and the region. McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said the number of dead who pass through her office is significantly higher than the county statistic because non-McLean County residents come to Bloomingto...